(PROGRESO) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a May 29 auto-pedestrian crash that resulted in the death of a Weslaco woman. According to DPS, 37-year-old Minerva Hinojosa was walking north on Farm to Market Road 1015 about 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado near the intersection… Read More
Category: Auto Accident
by Benjamin Treviño | June 7th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Driving Tips, Pedestrian Accident
Auto-pedestrian crash claims woman’s life
by Benjamin Treviño | June 1st, 2022 | Auto Accident
San Benito man killed in Brownsville crash
(BROWNSVILLE) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a May 21 crash involving a San Benito resident who died at the scene. According to a news release, Jose Gustavo Cuestas, 45, of San Benito died after being pinned between his vehicle and a tree, the release said. DPS authorities say the crash… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 31st, 2022 | Auto Accident, News
Motorcyclist killed in Pharr collision
The Pharr Police Department is investigating a May 22 crash that killed 26-year-old Jesus Flores. According to a police department news release, the accident happened about 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of North Jackson Road and West Eldora Road at about 11:45 p.m. “The preliminary investigation reveals that the vehicle was traveling northbound on Jackson… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 18th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Two killed in Laredo head-on collision
Two men were killed Saturday April 2 in a head-on collision in Laredo, according to police. The fatal crash happened around 7:00 a.m. in the 28019 block of Loop 20. According to contemporaneous news reports, a vehicle being driven by one of the victims was traveling south on Loop 20 when it crossed the center… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 11th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Car crash heavily damages Alton home
Members of an Alton family are in dire straits after a car slammed into their home in the middle of the night, causing the roof to collapse. The accident happened at an unspecified address on West Main Avenue about 3:00 a.m. May 10. According to Alton Police, two teenage girls were in the vehicle when… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 4th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Personal Injury, Recent News, Wrongful Death
Police chase for suspected intoxicated driver results in one death
(WESLACO) A police pursuit of a suspected drunken driver turned deadly when the chase ended in a fiery three-vehicle crash. According to official reports, Progreso police attempted to make a traffic stop on a suspected drunken driver in the evening hours of April 30. Police say the unidentified female driver refused to stop, and began… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 3rd, 2022 | Auto Accident
Distracted driving blamed for ten percent of fatal crashes in Texas
(UNDATED) — According to newly-released data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), distracted driving accounted for nearly ten percent of all fatal crashes on Texas highways in 2021. 4,480 people were killed on Texas roads in 2021, and according to TxDOT, 431 of those deaths (9.6 percent) resulted from accidents in which distracted driving… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 26th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, Blog, Lawsuit, Muerte Injusta, Personal Injury
16 injured following chase with Texas deputies
(SAN ANTONIO) — Fifteen migrants and the driver of the truck they were riding in were injured following a high-speed chase with Texas deputies on Sunday, according to authorities. According to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy had pulled over the truck west of San Antonio on April 24 around 8:00 a.m. When one… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 22nd, 2022 | Auto Accident
Two killed, three injured in Cameron County crash
Two people were killed and three others were injured in an April 21 head-on collision in Cameron County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The incident happened a few minutes before 6:00 p.m. on FM 506, south of the Cameron and Willacy County line. A preliminary DPS investigation indicates a while, 2015 Chevrolet… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 18th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Rollover crash leaves two dead, several injured
(Hidalgo County) A Harlingen man and an unidentified woman died April 15, following a rollover crash east of Edinburg. Five other people were injured in the accident, according to law enforcement officials. According to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra, Border Patrol agents attempted to stop a vehicle east of US 281 on FM 490 when… Read More